Extended Mataphors: Today's Meet (Do NOT comment until told to do so)
http://todaysmeet.com/extendedmetaphors

H/W
Study Link 7.6 (Due: Fri)
IXL - S.2 (Compulsory)

Social Studies:  Radio broadcast research: You should be completing your research for your radio broadcast.  You do not need to be finished with writing you paragraphs, but you should have finished collecting all the research for your paragraphs.

We will perform our noun songs tomorrow.

War House

H/W
Noun Collage is a priority tonight (Due: Thur)

 

WILF:

• A central idea/message/journey
• Effective poetic structure
• Integration of approx. 20 nouns
• Neatly presented 

Will yours shine?




Other H/W:

• Bring  2 examples of STRONG metaphors
• You should have memorized the first four - six lines (you may memorize more if you choose of a well respected poem.  You will  be reciting this in class in a 'introductory' poetry recitation event. (Due: Thur)

 

War Horse
Optional: Continue playing Order of Operations Math games from  in yesterday's blog post.

 

Optional: Win a TQ if you can add an effective reflection of  today's movie.
From I.S. Office
Students may wear red on Friday in celebration of Chinese New Year.

Order of Operations - Further Practice

Todays Meet - Backchannel discussion
http://todaysmeet.com/spinningsimiles
Watch this short video for examples of beautiful similes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPILRVpy6TM

Math = Optional H/W
Use these games to further practice today's concept
http://www.math-play.com/Order-of-Operations-Millionaire/order-of-operations-millionaire.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/116044.html

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/tiles/newtilesres.html

Now test yourself
http://amby.com/educate/ord-op/pretest.html

RLA
Noun Booklet Complete p.8 and p.9 (Due: Wed)

Noun song: (Due: DRAFT only Wed)
Noun collage poem: (Due: Thur) - This poem should be typed and stuck in  the middle of your noun collage paper

Memorize a stanza from a well respected poem. (Check out my link on blog)
You will recite the poem in class (Due: Thur)

Figurative Language

H/W
Math
Do Study link 7.5

RLA
Everyday Object Poem - Printed and handed in Tue. DO NOT FORGET THIS!

Make sure you have all the pictures stuck on your noun collage page for tomorrow. You will use this is  class Tuesday.

Favorite Nouns songs - (Due Wed) - Use google docs to work virtually on this assignment. Min 16 lines. Make sure all  7 noun rules are included. At least x20 examples of different plural nouns should be in your song.

Math Enrichment Students- H/W (Due: Next Wed)

Reminders: some people still need to:

• Upload their Causes of the Revolution animotos
• Finish their heart maps
• Last day for Student Council letters
• bring money for field trip

Animoto

Enjoy some of these animotos from 5th graders - Causes of the Revolution
Prakrit http://animoto.com/play/41QheFbOHcQIhrx564gC9g
Isha http://animoto.com/play/fOHCYxy3E3yVpfRa1LrpuQ
Sara http://animoto.com/play/LPvhITQpZ19iHXUtI3V4BQ
Neha http://animoto.com/play/vjkjPpRdqrfGVJOngzHU0Q
Christine C http://animoto.com/play/ndxdQHUtNHndSVEKdiJ1gg
Anya http://animoto.com/play/8q8bdArWvRyEF9k1W4WIig
Hamilton   http://animoto.com/play/40cT11thYKselxTd5lyF4A